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Will Hayes is the CEO of Lucidworks, the leader in AI-powered search. Hayes has over 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley leading product, marketing, and business development initiatives. Prior to Lucidworks, Hayes was head of technical business development for Splunk. He also created and led the company’s global partner program. Earlier in his career, Hayes served as a software engineer at Genentech, where he built solutions that supported the sales and drug development teams. For the past three years, Hayes has served as a member of YPO, a global leadership community of chief executives dedicated to improving lives, businesses, and the world. He has also been a partner to 10,000 Degrees, an organization that provides financial, emotional, and educational resources to Bay Area kids. Will enlists his corporate team to help raise funds to support 10,000 Degrees students to and through college, as he is committed to building an educated and diverse workforce. He currently lives with his family in San Francisco, California, where Lucidworks is headquartered.

Mike Mauzé co-founded VMG Partners in 2005 and currently focuses on all aspects of the Fund’s investment strategy. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at SFJazz and served on the board at SF-Marin Food Bank. Mike received his A.B. in Economics from Davidson College and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Leila Mongan is a trusts and estates attorney in San Anselmo, California. A graduate of Stanford University, and New York University School of Law, Leila previously served as a Councilmember on the Corte Madera Town Council, and a Deputy City Attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, focusing on matters such as litigation, appeals, and advising city commissions and departments. Leila was a judicial clerk to several federal judges, including serving as a clerk to a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, and she practiced at international law firms Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Hogan Lovells LLP. She has experienced, first-hand, the power of educational attainment to change one’s life, and she feels privileged to bring her unique perspective and experience to the 10,000 Degrees Board of Directors.